A planned Isaiah Thomas tribute video was canceled by the Celtics after Paul Pierce objected to it coinciding with his jersey retirement night.

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Pierce has been vocal about how he wants things to go down at TD Garden on Feb. 11, and Thomas even tweeted he didn't want the Celtics to tribute him.

On Wednesday's "ESPN NBA Countdown," Rose addressed the situation from his analyst seat and didn't hold back with Pierce on the set.

"I think it was petty on Paul Pierce's part, because to me there's going to be all types of announcements that happen during the 48 minutes of that game, all types," Rose said. "Celebrating Isaiah Thomas could be one of them. It does not take away from your situation, like Kobe's [Bryant] happened during the game, but they're doing yours postgame."

Pierce responded by saying he did believe it would've taken away from his night.

"You came to Boston. Whether you are playing or not, you should have had your tribute then," Pierce said. "I just don't see how, if someone is having a jersey retirement, they're going to be running other tributes for other players.

"Danny tried to sell me on it, but I told him, 'He had a shot, Danny, and he punked you on it. He pretty much dictated everything.' They let it happen because they felt sorry how (the trade to Cleveland) went down. It's guilt. That's what it is."